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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy insisted he had no regrets about changing his entire outfield line-up for the 3-0 Premier League loss away to Manchester United here at Old Trafford. Wolves supporters vented their fury at their manager who changed every player, with the exception of American goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, from the side that won impressively at Tottenham at the weekend.

They chanted: "What a waste of money, Where is our first team" and "Forty quid to watch the reserves" as Wolves were easily beaten on Tuesday. But McCarthy, whose relegation-threatened team have a far more ‘winnable’ game against Burnley on Sunday, insisted he was obliged to make changes.

"I played the best team available to me tonight; the fittest, best and strongest team I could pick, that hadn’t played on Saturday," he said. "That was my best team available because they were all fresh legs.

"I can understand the fans but that is my first team. I’ve got 21 players to pick from and they are all first team players, they are my first team squad. "I would hope they understand that because my decisions will be judged on whether we stay in the Premier League.

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